5 Years

Six

   Chloe: Hey!! Why aren't you at the studio??

          Beca read that text at the exact moment she woke up. It took a bit to process what Chloe meant, but she looked and saw it was 10:46 am. The brunette sighed and texted back a bit pissed off.

   Beca: Oh sorry, I was sleeping.

          Beca then got up and walked to the bathroom. She waved to one of Amy's friends as she walked by and down the hall. After her morning routine which included brushing teeth, hair, makeup, and getting dressed. She made coffee and walked out to her uber.

   Chloe: Sorry, I forgot to text you. Just get here as soon as possible Okay? :)

          "Fucking hell" Beca muttered. She was pissed as hell with Chloe. Also, the shit tasting coffee didn't help. As minutes passed, Beca didn't return the text. All she left it was on 'Read at 11:37 am'. Of course she knew Chloe would confront her about it. She always did in college. It drove Beca crazy due to Beca having a bad habit of leaving people on read. The black SUV drove by plenty of other cars, people and buildings of LA. Beca was still in shock she was even in LA. It was always a dream of hers. Sure, she had been there for visits. But never for any business related things. She never expected her business related visit in LA would be with Chloe. All of it was turning to shit anyway. By the time this album is done Beca knew she'd be done with Chloe since Chloe was obviously over her.

          The car pulled to a stop outside of the building that the studio was at. Beca said a quick thanks and got out of the car. The moment the door shut, the car pulled off. She made her way through the crowded sidewalk and to the door. She opened the door and walked in the huge lobby.

          "Hi Ms Mitchell! Chloe Beale is already here and up at the studio" The lady at the front desk smiled at the brunette.

          "Thanks" Beca gave a small smile as she entered the elevator. The doors shut and Beca hit level 23. It slowly went up and Beca just closed her eyes. She hated elevators. When she was 10, her and her sister got stuck in one. That's when Beca started to feel protective of her little sister. It took five hours to get them out. It definitely scared her for life.

          After 2 minutes, the doors opened. They opened it to a hallway full of doors. She took a left turn and made her way down to Studio C. She put her hand on the handle and took a deep breath. It took a bit of pushing herself, but the Beca opened the door and let herself walk in.

          "Hey Bec'" The redhead smiled. The same smile that was only reserved for Beca Mitchell.

          "Hi" Beca said and didn't even look up at her. She took her bag off and threw it down onto the couch.

          "Okay so, here's my idea. Today we do more of an acoustic type feel? I wrote down some new lyrics last week" Chloe rambled as she watched Beca sit down in front of everything.

          "Sure" Beca simply answered with the one word.

          "Aca-awesome" Chloe smiled.

          "Can you not say that? We're not in a acapella group. It's not needed" Beca snapped, unsure why. It never bothered her.

          "...oh..yeah uh..no problem" Chloe said and felt the tension in the air. Chloe went into the booth to get ready to start recording.

          All day and Beca kept being abrupt and one worded. Finally, Chloe had enough.

          "That's it. I didn't have to ask to have you as my producer. You could at least act like my friend" Chloe said causing a snicker from Beca.

          "You act like you're my only option. Think you forget Amy said yes, also I have other jobs I could have taken" Beca snapped back quickly.

          "What the hell is your issue with me Beca?! You were fine the last times we were here?" Chloe yelled and papers flew from her hands.

          "You seriously don't know my issue?" Beca asked and looked up at her.

          "No, I have no clue why you're acting like this" Chloe laughed.

          "Last time I knew, you were fucking your boyfriend in Hawaii. As your producer, you shouldn't have gone down to Hawaii for a week without telling me. As a friend, you should've told me" Beca glared right into Chloe's eyes.

          "Oh" Chloe said and looked down. "It was last second, I couldn't bring myself to tell you-"

          "But you can hug my sister thinking it's me?" Beca asked.

          "Bec' you gotta hear me-" Chloe was cut off by Beca getting up.

          "You know Chlo, I think we're good for the day. I'm meeting Jesse for dinner anyway" Beca said as she grabbed her bag. As she went to leave, Chloe gripped her arm causing her bag to fall on the floor. Her items scattering everywhere.

          "Sorry" Chloe said as she helped clean up. She then found the Marlboro cigarettes and held them up. "Beca" Chloe whispered.

          Chloe's parents and brother all died from smoking. Back in college, Chloe told Beca. It was one of Chloe's big secrets. She was embarrassed about it. Beca swore to her she would never, ever, smoke a cigarette. It was one of their first and most meaningful promises.

          "What?" Beca said with a snap to her voice as she lifted her head up. She then realized why Chloe was holding them up and why her face was in disappointment.

          "You swore-"

          "They're not mine. They're my sister's. She was here and-"

          "Beca I remember Eliza. She marked all of hers with her initials and....she taught you didn't she? Fucking bitch!" Chloe yelled as she stood up.

          "Don't call my sister a bitch, Chloe" Beca said as she got up.

           "Just, you swore!" Chloe said as she felt tears threatening.

          "You swore to be my friend forever after college-"

           "You never answered me!" Chloe yelled.

           "Because I didn't want to ruin your career or hold you back!" Beca yelled back.

          "You wouldn't of-"

          "You said you had all those promo stunts and that basically was you telling me to fuck off" Beca said her voice losing its strength.

          "I didn't want to hurt you!" Chloe yelled now having tears run down her cheeks. Her tears were running down like it was a race who would fall to the floor first.

          "Well you did. Why do you think I didn't answer you? Because I was busy? No! You broke my heart Chloe" Beca said honestly feeling a pain in the bottom of her stomach. It felt it was twisting in knots and tugging her heart down. Chloe felt the exact same way. With that, Beca walked out and slammed the door shut. Chloe just crumbled the pack of Marlboro Cigarettes in her hand.